Title: The Witch Boy Author: Molly Ostertag Release Date: October 31, 2017 Publisher: Graphix (Scholastic) Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon I have been waiting all year to review Molly Ostertag’s The Witch Boy and I am so excited to finally share it with our readers. It is hands down one of my favorite graphic novels […]
The Walking Dead: The Damned Recap
Synopsis of 8×02: It’s a shoot ’em up episode where almost nothing happens until the very end. This week’s episode of The Walking Dead was a near-repeat of last week’s episode – minus the inspiring speeches and Negan. Instead, everyone engages in a firefight… or walks through the woods in […]
Rockstar Book Tours: Get Ready for ‘The Legends of Luke Skywalker’ By Reading Our Q&A With Author Ken Liu! (Plus A Giveaway)
Title: The Legends of Luke Skywalker Author: Ken Liu Release Date: October 31, 2017 Publisher: Disney Lucasfilm Press Pages: 432 Formats: Hardcover, eBook, audiobook Amazon | Audible | B&N | TBD | Goodreads It’s a great time to be a Star Wars fan. With new movies, books, comics, and more being released every day I can tell you that […]
Ryan Graudin’s New YA Novel, Invictus, is the Perfect Time Travel Thrill-Ride!
Title: Invictus Author: Ryan Graudin Release Date: September 26, 2017 Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon I’m usually not a huge fan of time travel stories but after reading Invictus I may be changing my mind about that. When I first started reading this book, I didn’t […]
The Humanity of Apes: Why Planet of the Apes is the Perfect Film Franchise
Perhaps it is my background as an anthropologist. Perhaps it is my love of moving stories of people overcoming violence to create a more tolerant and beautiful world. Perhaps it is my desire to see a world where we embrace, as Frans de Waal calls it, “Our Inner Ape.” Perhaps […]
Supernatural: Patience Recap
Synopsis of 13×03: Supernatural brings back another season one favorite, Missouri Mosley, as Dean separates from Sam and Jack to help her and Jodi with a wraith. Missouri calls Sam after a wraith murders a psychic. Sam decides Jodi can handle the situation, as he and Dean are needed at the […]
Brothers Patrick and Chance Tackle the End of the World in “Last Chance,” the Sequel to Gregg Hurwitz’s “The Rains”
Title: Last Chance Series: The Rains #2 Author: Gregg Hurwitz Release Date: October 17, 2017 Publisher: Tor Teen Review Spoilers: Mild GoodReads | Amazon Halloween is fast approaching but you still have plenty of time to sneak in a spooky read! Last year around this same time we reviewed Gregg Hurwitz’s unique (and gruesome) pseudo-zombie […]
The Pod Nod: Indulge In Some Fright With The Let’s Not Meet Podcast
Do you enjoy subreddits like creepypastas or nosleep? We do too! There’s nothing like a good jump scare or feeling the hair raise on the back of your neck to really jumpstart your work day. Well, if you’re a fan of those subreddits, then maybe you’ll enjoy the Let’s Not Meet […]
‘Elizabeth and Zenobia’ Is A Newer, Grimmer Fairy Tale!
Author: Jessica Miller Release Date: September 19, 2017 Publisher: Amulet Books an imprint of ABRAMS Genre(s): Fantasy, middle-grade children’s literature Review Spoilers: Medium Amazon | B&N | Goodreads Back when I was a macabre, middle-school book nerd (find me someone who hasn’t had an emo phase and then we can talk), I was obsessed with Grimm’s Fairy Tales. I […]
Celebrate Halloween With These Horror Movies We’ll Never Stop Watching!
With Halloween on the horizon, now is the perfect time to binge watch horror movies with all your friends! Whether you’re browsing through Netflix’s seemingly endless catalog of terrifying films (of varying degrees of quality) or falling back on some tried-and-true classics, there are tons of movies out there that […]